'The judgment of the UK Supreme Court, and the implications of it, are of enormous significance. It has ruled – unanimously – that the British prime minister acted unlawfully by suspending the UK Parliament.' NicolaSturgeon writes for MetroUK.
It has ruled – unanimously – that the British prime minister acted unlawfully by suspending the UK Parliament referendum in June 2016.
The president of the court, Lady Hale, said: ‘The effect on the fundamentals of our democracy was extreme.’ In other words, he sought to prevent Parliament doing all the things that give meaning and life to the term ‘parliamentary democracy’.
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